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Post by phil70 on May 3, 2019 22:41:49 GMT
Had a peep at the results and see that both Labour and Tories got a good kicking as expected. I voted but Chris refused on the grounds it was a waste of time because "They" never take any notice of us, guess in the light of all the recent shenanigans in parliament she does have a point. Wadda ya think. Phil
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Post by patty on May 4, 2019 5:21:26 GMT
We didn't have any elections so I never had to make a decision..suspect I'd have been of the same mind as Chris... However normally in the local elections I tend to vote for whatever candidate bothers to ask me nicely for their vote..if none bother I don't either.... Probably I'm not quite the right person to voice a valid opinion on politics...
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Post by Jim on May 4, 2019 6:11:22 GMT
The biggest gains were amongst those who support remain, the lib dems and the greens. The dissatisfaction with the chaos in the tory Party has also spread to Labour, the tories won't engage with them in a meaningful way over Brexit. While, yes, I am a remainer I can see that we would have been out by now with some cross party engagement. But no, party politics and personal power win out over what's second best for the country.
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Post by JohnV on May 4, 2019 6:36:59 GMT
I don't think you can draw many conclusions from the results apart from the fact that the electorate is pretty well pissed off with whoever was considered the "establishment".
As I said last night the real indicator in the results was the way independents had succeeded in giving everyone a hammering. When you consider that without a party machine of any sort they succeeded in making three times as many gains as the Green Party and only 10% fewer than the Liberals.
According to the Beeb wherever an independent stood they gained an average of 25% of the vote ..... astounding.
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Post by Mr Stabby on May 4, 2019 7:55:58 GMT
The biggest gains were amongst those who support remain, the lib dems and the greens. But they gained those votes from two other parties which also support Remain so there's no eu inference to be drawn there. The Liberal Democrats have always been the mid-term choice for voters dissatisfied with the present administration, additionally they are known for having a good track record at the local political level. I'd wait for the European elections and the Peterborough by-election (when the Brexit party will be fielding candidates) for a true barometer on public opinion about leave vs remain.
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Post by thebfg on May 4, 2019 8:20:06 GMT
I agree about the lib dems at local level, I grew up in a lib dems stronghold and I must admit they were very good. Wouldent trust them to run the country though.
They took Winchester as well and have quite a following across Hampshire.
Labour got a stronger hold on my city and the independents lost out here with only one remaining. Apparently we are one of the key seats for general election but labour have control of the city and it's hard to see anyone take Alan Whitehead out at the next elections.
I disent recieved one thing from the potential candidates and dident see then out canvassing either, so like Patty I chose not to put any effort into walking to the polling station either.
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